China Collection (page 2)

Shanghai, China - The Bund looking North - Huangpu River
The Bund - a waterfront area in central Shanghai focused on a section of Zhongshan Road within the former Shanghai International Settlement, along the western bank of the Huangpu River

Cactua moluccensis, salmon-crested cockatoo
Large Series plate 24, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China. The plant is Erythrina arborescens

Mangifera indica, mango
Plate 234 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Biophytum sensitivum, sikerpud
Plate 190 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Festival Stilt Dance and Dancers - Dalian, Manchukuo, China
Manchukuo - a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia from 1932 until 1945. It was founded as a republic, but in 1934 it became a constitutional monarchy

Anna May Wong, 1928
Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong (1905-1961) reads a menu in Londons Chinatown in Limehouse. 1928

Qibao Catholic Church, Shanghai, China, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Guan Yin. 10th c. - 13th c. Bodhisattva of compassion. Chinese art. Song period. Sculpture on wood. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Guimet Museum

Gordon Hall, Tientsin (Tianjin), China
Gordon Hall, the seat of British administration in the British concession in Tientsin (now Tianjin) in China; it was named after General Charles Gordon who laid out the plans for the British

WW1 - Pekin Camp, Camp for Chinese Labour Corps, Mont Kemmel
WW1 - Pekin Camp - Camp for The Chinese Labour Corps on the Western Front. The camp was near The Kemmelberg (also known as Kemmel Hill or Mont Kemmel), Heuvelland, West Flanders, Belgium

Map of Soviet Central Asia - showing marked tour routes. Date: 1933

Plate 102 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)
Plate 102 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856

Imperial Palace at Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
Part of the Imperial Palace at Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. Construction began in 1625 under Nurhachi, and was completed in 1636 by his son, Huang Taiji (Emperor Taizong)

Chinese Foot-Binding
The damage caused by the practise of Chinese foot- binding to the structure of the foot, and the foot as it would appear encased in a shoe

Great Wall / China / Allom
The Great Wall of China built by Emperor Chi-Hoang-Ti of the fourth Tsin dynasty, the first universal monach of China, 237 BC

Map / China / Tibet 1749
CARTE DU GRAND THIBET scale in French leagues

China / Shanghai 1920S
The heart of the city, seen from the air

HMS Leviathan, Drake-class armoured cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Leviathan, a Drake-class armoured cruiser. HMS Leviathan was one of four Drake-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy around 1900

Traffic and boats along the Bund, Shanghai, China, c. 1920 Vintage early 20th century
Traffic and boats along the Bund, Shanghai, China, c.1920 Vintage early 20th century photograph

China c. 1880s - Great Wall of China top of the Nankow Pass
Vintage 19th century photograph China c.1880s - Great Wall of China at the top of the Nankow Pass

Advertisement for Doctors China Tea by Gladys Peto, done in her characteristic decorative style. Date: c.1924

World War II B25 bomber attacks Japanese ship
World War II vintage photograph - B25 bomber attacks Japanese ship in China Sea

The Portland Vase or Barberini Vase. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era - China
An artificial reconstruction by Neave Parker (with the co-operation of Dr. W. E. Swinton) of Dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era found in China especially in the Provinces of Kansu and Szechuan

KOAN-KONG (or Koang-Yu) the God of War, with his son KOAN-PING, and his faithful bodyguard TCHEOU-TSANG

Princess Nirgidma visits Citroen Central Asian Expedition
Princess Palta (Nirgidma), Princess of the Torghuts, a nomadic people in Central Asia visits the Citroen Central Asian Anthropological Expedition (3rd Mission, led by Haardt) at Ouroumtsi

Graca & Cos stall - Hong Kong - important printers and vendors of postcards, stamps and stationary. Date: circa 1905

Chinese Farmer with Palmleaf Raincoat carrying hoe and smoking a cheroot. Date: circa 1905

Aerial view of Kuling, Lushan, China
Aerial view of the village of Kuling, a summer resort in the Lushan Mountains, central China. Date: circa 1925

La Hacienda, Hong Kong, China
La Hacienda, luxury apartments in Mount Kellett Road, Hong Kong, China. Date: circa 1949

Haiphong, Indochina (Vietnam)
Boats on water at Haiphong, Indochina (Vietnam). Date: circa 1890

Chinese junk Date: 1930s

China - Shanghai - Garden Bridge (Waibaidu Bridge)
China - Shanghai - The 2nd Garden Bridge (Waibaidu Bridge) over the Suzhou Creek, designed by the British firm Howarth Erskine Ltd. of Singapore. Replaced a number of earlier wooden versions

Shanghai, China - Suzhou Creek - Old Bridge Date: circa 1906

Pterois volitans, red lionfish
Plate 112 from the John Reeves Collection. John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

China. Han Dynasty (206 aC-220 BC). Invention

Chargeurs Reunis shipping
Poster advertising the services of the French shipping line, Chargeurs Reunis, and the various routes they sail to Brazil, Indo-China, French West Africa and the Far East

The Bull in the China Shop Date: 1891

HMS Bonaventure - an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Bonaventure, an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, ordered as part of the eight-ship Astraea class under the Naval Defence Act of 1889

Aerial view of the harbour area, Hong Kong, China
Aerial view of the harbour area from Mount Victoria, Hong Kong, China, looking towards Kowloon. Date: circa late 1940s

Chinese Junk in Hong Kong Bay. Date: circa 1910s

Multi-masted Chinese Junk. Date: circa 1920s

Sanitary ware, Plate 42, showing wash basins, urinals and toilet bowls in a range of styles. Date: circa 1880s

China. Cloisonne Jar. Ming dynasty, Xuande period (1426-35 A
Asia. China. Cloisonne Jar. Ming dynasty, Xuande period (1426-35 AD). Boldy decorated jar with imperial mark. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Francis Xavier (1506-1552). Basque Roman Catholic missionary into Asia. Jesuit. Staute. Pamplena Cathedral. Navarre. Spain

Women war workers by the sculptor Clare Sheridan
A set of figurines of women war workers sculpted by Mrs Wilfred Sheridan aka the sculptor Clare Consuelo Frewen Sheridan, which were destined for the Womens Work Section of the new Imperial War

Winter in Tientsin (Tianjin), China
Winter in Tientsin (now Tianjin) in China : boats on the partially frozen river Hai. Date: C.1911

A street scene in Tientsin (Tianjin), China
A street scene in Tientsin (now Tianjin) in China, showing a city gate. Date: C.1911

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